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Read more about the article To combat AIDS, health dept. to accelerate condom distribution in schools
Dr. Abdullah B. Dumama Jr., assistant health secretary for Mindanao Cluster, explains that counseling services and information and dissemination campaigns will be conducted before the Department of Health distributes free condoms for junior and senior high school students. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

To combat AIDS, health dept. to accelerate condom distribution in schools

To stem the tide of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and the rising number of teenage pregnancy cases in the city, the Department of Health announced Monday that it would fast-track next year the distribution of condoms in public schools.

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Read more about the article Moro councilor condemns attack in Aleppo
SPEAK UP VS. DISCRIMINATION. Davao City Councilor Halila Y. Sudagar urges the city mayor to sign the implementing rules and regulations of the Anti-Discrimination ordinance during the council's regular session on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Sudagar said that discrimination is still rampant in the city, but the ordinance could not be used as a safeguard because of the absence of the IRR. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Moro councilor condemns attack in Aleppo

A Moro councilor here condemned the recent skirmishes between the Syria government and rebels in Aleppo, Syria that displaced and killed thousands of civilians.

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Read more about the article Youth leaders laud approval of CHED’s additional P8 billion budget for free tuition

Youth leaders laud approval of CHED’s additional P8 billion budget for free tuition

The Commission on Higher Education’s proposed P8.3 billion additional budget has been pushed by both the Senate and House of Representatives to grant free tuition in all state universities and colleges starting next year.

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Read more about the article ‘Deaths of tribal chieftain, son reflect PHL’s poor health services in IP communities’
Gombil Mansimuy-at, one of the village leaders of Sambulongan, Talaingod, Davao del Norte. (photo by Jan Khim Gamora)

‘Deaths of tribal chieftain, son reflect PHL’s poor health services in IP communities’

Datu Gombil Mansimuy-at wanted a doctor in their community, a wish he will not see happening after he died due to cholera on December 8 in their village in Talaingod town, Davao del Norte province.

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